Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News

[Prior]

Making a good case as to why it’s best to not allow politics to cloud common sense.

In around the league news, Dallas starting to put themselves within striking distance.

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

Making a good case as to why it’s best to not allow politics to cloud common sense.

In around the league news, Dallas starting to put themselves within striking distance.

I’d rather have the WC1

 

[SupremeNachos]

Yet in Minnesota, health officials are saying if you've been sick the past 2 months, there's a very high chance you had coronavirus and didn't and likely will never know it.

You can't stop or slow down what is already at a communal level in the region.

Thus, overreaction.

I'd still rather overreact then stay complacent and let things play out. For me it's that I don't trust our leadership enough to handle things if they get a lot worse.

 

[57special]

Scandella has landed on his feet in STL. He has slid right into a pairing with with Parayko, and both players are the better for it. It's amazing how he was blamed for all sorts of things in BUF, yet fits right into an excellent team like STL.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Scandella has landed on his feet in STL. He has slid right into a pairing with with Parayko, and both players are the better for it. It's amazing how he was blamed for all sorts of things in BUF, yet fits right into an excellent team like STL.

Also he was kind of maligned here. But him and Spurgeon made a strong pairing.

 

[AJ Thelen]

Not NHL, Russian lower league. But man! Pavel Makhanovsky is a frickin’ animal!

 

[thestonedkoala]

Not NHL, Russian lower league. But man! Pavel Makhanovsky is a frickin’ animal!

He should be kicked out of the league. One blind side hit to the head and then launching himself into another player.

 

[AJ Thelen]

He should be kicked out of the league. One blind side hit to the head and then launching himself into another player.

Even worse. Blind side, knee kick and then the launch. 3 damn players in one «event».

 

[BagHead]

He should be kicked out of the league. One blind side hit to the head and then launching himself into another player.

I notice he's wearing an A. The team must promote based in the Bobby Clarke school of leadership. I was prepared to praise the guy for playing a hard as nails game, but then watched the video and saw that he just plays a cheap game instead.

 

[57special]

I think the other team needs to import a Peluso or two for the next time the meet in a game.

 

[NHL1674]

Saw this on the Preds' board. My condolences to the Granlund family.

 

[SupremeNachos]

Saw this on the Preds' board. My condolences to the Granlund family.

Damn, that sucks. I hope if I ever decide to have kids that my future wife and I never have to experience something like this.

 

[Webster]

I like this list.

Zuccarello, honorable mention.
Says he's been good, but on the wrong team with too many old and expensive players.

NHL Power Rankings: Best 2019-20 free agent signings

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

I like this list.

Zuccarello, honorable mention.
Says he's been good, but on the wrong team with too many old and expensive players.

NHL Power Rankings: Best 2019-20 free agent signings

“Overall though, he has been good” that quote tells me the writer likely doesn’t watch too many Wild games.

 

[57special]

So, Zuccarello is on a team with too many players like him?

 

[P10p]

I like this list.

Zuccarello, honorable mention.
Says he's been good, but on the wrong team with too many old and expensive players.

NHL Power Rankings: Best 2019-20 free agent signings

No, it says Zuc is old and so is the rest of the wild.

 

[Webster]

No, it says Zuc is old and so is the rest of the wild.

He talks about those who are 35 and older.
Zuccarello is three seasons younger, that's a difference in this league.

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

He talks about those who are 35 and older.
Zuccarello is three seasons younger, that's a difference in this league.

I wish his play this year reflected he was three years younger, if it did it wouldn’t have been such a disastrous signing. All of Staal, Parise, and Suter have been immensely better.

 

[Webster]

I wish his play this year reflected he was three years younger, if it did it wouldn’t have been such a disastrous signing. All of Staal, Parise, and Suter have been immensely better.

I disagree, 37 points in 65 games certainly isn't bad on this team.

But as I said, and as Russo said, put him on a line with more effective players. Snipers, not guys like Staal and Parise.

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

I disagree, 37 points in 65 games certainly isn't bad on this team.

But as I said, and as Russo said, put him on a line with more effective players. Snipers, not guys like Staal and Parise.

I don’t think you understand why everyone else agrees that it was a horrendous signing. It’s because we let him play with our best and he was vaguely effective while having a significant cap hit and a NMC. You say it’s not a terrible signing but there aren’t any players that fit the bill of a quality linemate for your precious boy. You’re just contradicting yourself and I don’t really understand.

 

[TaLoN]

I disagree, 37 points in 65 games certainly isn't bad on this team.

But as I said, and as Russo said, put him on a line with more effective players. Snipers, not guys like Staal and Parise.

He doesn't play well with two of our best players that have far outplayed him.

Yet you still try to say he was a good signing for us? He doesn't fit our team... period. We were hoping he could come in and at least partially replace what Granlund brought. He doesn't. He's a bad fit, ultimately a bad signing.

 

[SupremeNachos]

“Overall though, he has been good” that quote tells me the writer likely doesn’t watch too many Wild games.

Any Yahoo article about sports is horrible.

 

[Spurgeon]

I disagree, 37 points in 65 games certainly isn't bad on this team.

But as I said, and as Russo said, put him on a line with more effective players. Snipers, not guys like Staal and Parise.

32% (the plurality) of his EV ice time was spent with our #1C in Staal and our #1 LW "sniper" in Zucker.

You can claim he's played well all you want, but arguing that the Wild have failed to put him in a favorable situation is just blatantly false.

 

[SupremeNachos]

I disagree, 37 points in 65 games certainly isn't bad on this team.

But as I said, and as Russo said, put him on a line with more effective players. Snipers, not guys like Staal and Parise.

If he was making 3m instead of 6m then I would agree.

 

[TaLoN]